Sunday, January 6, 2008

The Call [Sunday worship and word @ OpenHandsMinistries.org]

Shalom.

This evening I would like to mention, briefly, what I experienced in church on this morning. Our group of believers had a visitation from God by way of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit admonished us to give him more of ourselves. We need to watch less television, or spend less time on the telephone, or spend less time on the computer. We need to spend more time building up our relationship with Him.

The preached word was a call to prepare ourselves by giving an identity and name to whatever God has placed in us and has prepared for us. We need to give that ministry, that gift an identity so it will flow. Without an identity, what is birthed can be taken and manipulated by someone that is not in the will of God, if we let them. We have to be ever so careful that we use an identity given by God so that we do not find ourselves in an identity crisis.

God is telling us that what we need is already provided. We just need to be ready for it, because it is coming. That is why we were instructed last Sunday to ressurect the altar; we need to be in consistent communion with God because he is ready to do some great things through us. We have the nerve to think we are waiting on God to get Himself together. That couldn't be further from the truth.

Today, the presence of God was in that place. I thank God for that presence. I thank God the opportunity to pray and publicly express thanks to God for His goodness and His grace.

We also gave a wonderous praise to God for the healing of our pastor. We thank God that He is not going to let happen what the enemy would like to see happen with the health of our pastor.

Blessings.

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